Новости за 08.11.2017

OXFORD, Maine (AP) — A Maine hunter charged with shooting and killing a woman he mistook for a deer has been released after posting bail. Thirty-eight-year-old Robert Trundy made a court appearance Wednesday and was released on $2,500 bond, a day after he was charged in the death of Karen Wrentzel. Both are from Hebron. […]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats have won two high-profile county executive races in the New York City suburbs while another county executive race upstate remains unresolved. Republican Steve McLaughlin has declared victory in Tuesday’s Rensselaer County executive election but Democrat Andrea Smyth isn’t conceding. She tells The Associated Press on Wednesday that she wants to […]

VALMY, Nev. (AP) — The Mine Safety and Health Administration released its preliminary report of a fatal Nevada mine accident that killed two workers. The Elko Daily Free Press says the report, which was made public Monday, states “a passenger van carrying nine miners was run over by a 340-ton haul truck. The driver of […]

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — By a difference of just six votes, residents of Milledgeville have made history by choosing Mary Parham-Copelan as the city’s new mayor. Parham-Copelan becomes the first woman to win election to that office. She defeated incumbent Gary Thrower in Tuesday’s balloting. Unofficial election results reveal that Parham-Copelan received 833 votes to […]

HEYBURN, Idaho (AP) — An election tie for city council has flummoxed south-central Idaho officials and might be headed for a coin flip. The Times-News reports (http://bit.ly/2m36Wka) that incumbent Heyburn City Councilman Dick Galbraith and challenger Glen Loveland each received 112 votes in Tuesday’s election. Minidoka County Clerk Tonya Page says local laws regarding tie […]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California Highway Patrol officer sued the agency, saying his managers have harassed him and denied him time off for military assignments with the Air National Guard. Christopher Lutz is an officer in the CHP’s Oakhurst office near Yosemite National Park. He sued last week after trying for months to solve […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Schools officials say Ohio voters have approved the majority of ballot measures for funding local schools. The Ohio School Boards Association says 87 out of 122 issues on Tuesday’s ballots around the state were passed. The Columbus-based association says 23 of 53 new money requests were approved, while 64 of 69 renewal […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ralph Northam has vaulted into the national spotlight with a thunderous victory in Virginia’s race for governor, instantly becoming a hero of the anti-Trump movement and a balm for jittery Democrats. The low-key pediatrician who preaches pragmatism with a strong Southern twang is an unlikely face of the resistance. His campaign […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York woman has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally beating her boyfriend’s 3-year-old daughter and preventing others from seeking medical care for her. A judge in Rochester sentenced 25-year-old Erica Bell on Wednesday morning for second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Bell didn’t speak in […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House is investigating allegations of sexual harassment at the Legislature, including allegations from a Scottsdale lawmaker that another member of the chamber told her he wanted to have a romantic relationship with her. Matthew Specht, a spokesman for the House Republican caucus, says the investigations announced Wednesday will examine harassment […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Basking in the glow of election wins, Democrats are starting to see a political edge in health care, particularly widening Medicaid access for more low-income people. Virginia exit polls showed voters who said health care was important went for Democrat Ralph Northam, who promised a vigorous push to expand Medicaid as governor. […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Executive Council has voted 3-2 to fund a contract that will allow Planned Parenthood health centers in the state to continue to provide services like access to birth control and cancer screenings. The contract was one family planning contracts on the council’s agenda Wednesday. The council approved $274,000 […]

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have charged a North Carolina man of having improper contact with an 8-year-old and having sex with a 10-year-old. Greenville police told local media outlets that 40-year-old Reginald Carter was arrested on Tuesday and charged him with statutory rape of a child, indecent liberties with a child and two counts […]

BOSTON (AP) — A man accused of stealing a $14,000 silver flute from a Boston student months ago is expected in court this week. The Suffolk district attorney’s office says the Milton man faces arraignment Thursday morning on larceny charges. He has not been identified. The instrument and an iPad were stolen when the Boston […]

Lakeside, the defending Class 3A state champs, is ranked No. 10 heading into this weekend's state tournaments.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for a Missouri woman accused of fatally shooting a man to shift attention away from herself in another killing are seeking a delay her first-degree murder trial. Pamela Hupp is scheduled for trial in April. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that her lawyers say prosecutors have not turned over […]

MILFORD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the body of a man has been found in the burned remains of a northern Iowa storage unit. The Sioux City Journal reports that firefighters were called Tuesday night to the storage unit in north Milford for a report of a fire. Arriving firefighters from Milford and Arnolds Park-Okoboji […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would cut its penalties for defrauding the unemployment benefits system under legislation approved by the state House. The measure is included in an eight-bill package sent to the Senate Wednesday. It was proposed in the wake of a scandal at the state Unemployment Insurance Agency, which has reversed at least […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials say they suspect a deer killed by a hunter in southeast Montana was infected with a potentially fatal disease. Further testing is pending on the deer killed about 10 miles southeast of Bridger near the Wyoming border. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Wednesday that if confirmed, it […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for Johnson and Wyandotte counties for heavy damage from storms in late July. The declaration from the president orders federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts for areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding from July 22 to July […]

EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman pulled out a gun after a fender bender and an argument near the carpool line of a South Carolina elementary school. Anderson County deputies say 31-year-old Tenisha Kallenbach was charged with displaying a firearm in a public building and ordered to stay away from her child’s school. […]

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Protesters carrying signs with photos of people who’ve died from opioid overdoses gathered outside drug distributor Cardinal Health’s annual shareholders meeting in Ohio. The Teamsters labor union helped organize the protest involving about 40 people Wednesday outside Cardinal Health’s headquarters in the Columbus suburb of Dublin. Cardinal is among the nation’s […]

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says Iran must stop “meddling” in the region’s affairs, saying he does not want war and that crises can be resolved by dialogue, but that the security of Arab Gulf countries must not be threatened. El-Sissi spoke Wednesday evening after days of mounting tensions between Iran […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Panera Bread says it is buying bakery chain Au Bon Pain to boost its presence in airports, hospitals and colleges. The deal, announced Wednesday, brings the two chains together again. They were part of the same came company in the 1990s, until Au Bon Pain was sold in 1999 to a […]

Here’s what Washington coach Chris Petersen had to say Wednesday morning in his final media availability before Friday’s game at Stanford: (On the unique challenge of facing Stanford’s Harrison Phillips) “He’s a good player, definitely one of the better D-linemen in our conference. I have a lot of respect for him. I like how he […]